Component (1): Form groups for major project presented in weeks 11 and 12

During weeks 11 and 12, you will present a major data project on a topic involving sports analytics.    This will involve group work, so it will be necessary to form groups of 4 people relatively quickly, so that planning for the group project can begin as soon as possible.  Once you have formed your group, please send me an email indicating your group members, and you will receive full credit.  If you are   late to form/join a group, you will receive a grade of zero for this component.

Component (2) and (3): Complete R workshop at The Bridge

This course will require you to do a large amount of programming work to complete the problem sets, and the group project.  To assist you with your programming skills in R, I have arranged for The

Bridge to run a workshop on R, and completion of this workshop will provide you with full credit for this component.  If you do not attend and/or complete the workshop, you will receive a grade of zero  for this component.

Component (4): Obtain approval for Group Project topic

You will need to obtain approval for your group project’s topic from the professor on or before

Monday, September 29.  If you obtain this approval on or before the due date, then you will receive

full credit for this work.  If you are late to obtain approval for a topic, you will receive a grade of zero for this component.

Component (5): Meet with Professor to review tentative results for Group Project

You and your group will need to meet with the professor to review the tentative empirical results for  your group project during our class on Monday, November 3.  You must have some empirical results to present to the professor during this meeting to receive full credit for this assignment.  If you do not meet with the professor, or ifyou do not have any empirical results to show the professor, you will

receive a grade of zero for this component.

Components (6) through (8): Problem Sets

You will be required to complete three problem sets in the course; these will be submitted through Quercus.  Late penalties are specified later on in this syllabus.

Component (9): Group Project

The major project within the course is a group project that analyzes a major topic in sports analytics by applying econometric techniques learned in the course to original data you collect.  The grading

scheme for the presentation will be specified in a rubric that will be provided during the term.

If you are absent from class on a short-term basis, for only one to two weeks, due to short-term

health/family reasons, then you will be able to access the lectures online, and can refer to the

PowerPoint lecture notes that are posted on the course website.  If students are seeking longer-term

accommodations, please contact AACC, AccessAbility Services, and/or Health & Wellness for proper support.